An international congress entitled "1908-2008: Centennial of the Young Turk Revolution" commemorating the 100th anniversary of the II. Constitutional Period of the Ottoman Empire will be hosted by The Faculty of Political Sciences of Ankara University in Ankara, during 28-30 May 2008. Papers will consider the place of the concept of bourgeois revolution in the social sciences, the connection between the Young Turk Revolution and bourgeois revolutions at the beginning of the 20th century, the impact of the Young Turk Revolution in the world and its influence on the Turkish Republic.
Possible themes and topics might include:
Bourgeois Revolution: Concept and Reality
Bourgeois Revolution and Anti-Systemic Movements
Bourgeois Revolutions at the Beginning of the 20th Century: Russia, Iran, China and others
The Ottoman State and the 1908 Revolution
The 1908 Revolution and its International Impact
The 1908 Revolution and Ottoman Peoples
The 1908 Revolution and Gender
The 1908 Revolution and Social Classes
The 1908 Revolution and Political and Economic Thought
The Legacy of the 1908 Revolution and the Turkish Republic
Papers can be presented either in Turkish or in English. Please submit proposals by e-mail and proposals should contain the title of the paper, an abstract and a list of key words. Abstracts should not exceed 1500 words. Applicants must submit their proposals no later than 31 October 2007 and decisions will be announced by 1 December 2007. The applicants will be notified of the result, by e-mail.
Advisory Board:
Korkut Boratav
François Georgeon
Klaus Kreiser
Taner Timur
Conference coordinator:
Sina Akşin
saksin@politics. ankara.edu. tr
Faculty of Political Sciences
Ankara University
http://1908. politics. ankara.edu. tr
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